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Two new Rhabdocoel species from the Peruvian Amazonia are described: Sergia calae n. sp. (Dalyelliidae) and Mesostoma ucamara n. sp. (Typhloplanidae). Both species were captured in the Pacaya-Samiria National Park, Loreto, Peru, with plankton-nets dragged several times through the abundant littoral floating plant-community. This is the first record of micro-turbellarians in this region. The discovery of these new species in the Pacaya-Samiria National Park suggests the high diversity of this area, which up to now has remained largely unknown, increases the general knowledge of the fauna of Neotropical turbellarians.
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Carolina, N., Cristina, D. & Mario, E.T. Two New Rhabdocoels (Platyhelminthes) from the Peruvian Amazon Floodplain. Biodivers Conserv 15, 1609–1620 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-004-4249-0
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